Tunisia

National Council of Regions and Districts

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Chamber name
National Council of Regions and Districts
Structure & status of parliament
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1957
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
African Group
Arab group

Notes: Geopolitical group affiliation in case of elections: Arab group

Speaker

Official title
President of the National Council of Regions and Districts
Speaker
Imed Derbali (Male)
Date of birth: 18 May 1970
Term
19 Apr 2024
Additional information

Elected on 19 April 2024.

Speaker terms

No information available

Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General of the National Council of Regions and Districts
Secretary General
Moez Gabtni (Male)
Term
16 Apr 2024
Notes

Appointed on 16 Apr. 2024.

Members

Statutory number of members
77

Notes:

- 72 regional representatives elected by 24 regional councils* (3 members each)
- 5 district representatives (1 member for each district), elected by the 72 regional representatives above.

*There is one regional council for each of the country’s 24 governorates. These 24 governorates have been grouped into five districts in accordance with Decree n° 2023-589 dated 21 September 2023. The regional representatives of each district in turn elect one representative for each of the five districts.

Principal mode of designation of members
Indirectly elected
Indirectly elected members
77
Current number of members
77
Men
67
Women
10
Percentage of women
13.0%
Statutory number of members per country
238
Population (in thousands)
12,200
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
51,261

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
No information available
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male No information available
Female
Total <= 45: - Total >= 46: -
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
- - -
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
- - -
Members for whom data is available
No information available

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No information available
Electoral quota for women
No information available
Youth quota
No information available

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
No information available
List of members
No information available
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
No information available
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No